Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-28
Local Elections.

Local ELECTIONS.
In Stafford, King George and Caroline the
republicans elected their entire ticket.
Rock bridge county has gone democratic
by an increased majority.
Koontz, democrat, is elected treasurer Of
Shenandoah county by 794 majority
Walker, republican, county clerk, by PSI
majority Baker, democrat, for Common
wealths attorney, by 800 majority; Miley,
democrat, by 63 majority forsherlti, and the
three commissioners of the revenue are IL
doubt. The defeat of several republican
candidates, who were Malone men, is at
tributed by the republicans to Senator Rid
dleberger's influence The following dispatch
was sent TO Gen. Malone By n republican
leader of that place: Republicans are in
dignant at Senator Riddleberger's action.
This fall the republicans will be anti-Rid-
dleberger.n
Halifax county is believed to have gone
democratic by 400 majority.
In Greenvlle, Prince Edward and Din
widdie, there publicans were almost generally
successful. In Isle Of Wight the result is
mixed.
Campbell and Amherst counties elect full
democratic tickets.
All the democratic county officers in
Orange were re elected by increased ma
jorites.
In Southampton county the entire dem.
ocraiic ticket was elected by q majority of
200 The returns from Elizabeth City
county were as follows: John Booker was
elected clerk of the court, with the follow
ing re elections: Jesse j. Jones, treasurer;
A. S. Segar, Commonwealth's attorney /;
Andrew Williams, sheriff, and Il n. Smith,
commissioner of the revenue.
The coalition ticket in Princess Anne car
| ried the county by about 500 majority.
Ran. Pifer, the regular nominee of Tie
democratic party in Frederick, for commits
sioner Of revenue in the southern district,
was defeated by j. G. Cammer, independent
democrat, by majority of two. The rest
of the democratic ticket ia elected by q large
vote. Winchester elects council from cit
] liens and temperance ticket, except one
from the republican ticket. Politically the
council probably stands seven republicans
and five democrats.
In Rockingham county tho following Is
the result of the election for county officers
| Harrison, the republican nominee, defeats
| Yancey, Independent democrat, by 700 ma
ority for commemorative attorney; Measer-
| ley, independent democrat, defeats Lewis,
the republican nominee, by $50 majority for
county court clerk; Martz independent
democrat, defeats Black, the republican
nominee, by $50 majority for circuit court
clerk. The republicans elect full board of
supervisors and nearly all the district Oil
GERS.
In Augusta county the general democrat
| c ticket was elected by from 500 TO 200
| bo lNlonno mi.
nor Offices, including two Of the six super
vjsors
The returns from Prince William are suf
democratic ticket.
Returns from Fauquier indicate that Ham
lton is elected and with him all the county
incumbents and old commissioners Of reve
nue..
In Warren county the election resulted
in the success of the following named can
didates: Clerk of the county, G. A. Macatee;
commonwealth attorney, e. II. Jackson;
treasurer, NJ. G.. Richardson; Sheriff, VIM
| A. Compton; commissioner of revenue, Il.
V. Leach.
In Loudoun the following officers have
been elected: McCabe, commemorative at
torney; Litteton, county clerk, without OPP
| position; Bennett, circuit court clerk; Rus.
sell, sheriff, without opposition; osburn,
| treasurer.
In Louisa George X, Anderson, dem, was
elected over w. Z. Bib, dem, for Common
wenlth's Attorney by over 500 majority. Nj.
y. Gooch, DEM, present treasurer, vas re-
elected over ]. j. Boxley, dem, by about
400 majority. d. Q. Jennings, dem, was
reelected sheriff over J. H. Voolfolk, rep,
by about 25 majority. A. j. Richardson and
J. W. Baker, dems., were elected commits
sioners of the revenue. jesse J. Porter,
clerk Of tho County Court, and Samuel ii.
Parsons, clerk Of the Circuit Court, were
elected without opposition.